Retrieving and Modifying Message Histories

Last updated: 2020-10-09

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The RingCentral API allows clients to retrieve and modify message histories. This allows developers to modify the read status of a message, or even delete a message, like an internal pager message or a voicemail.

Here are a few examples of how developers can interface with the RingCentral Message Store.

Updating the Read Status

Individual messages can also be modified.

The RingCentral API only allows developers to change the Read Status of a message.

JavaScript

const RC = require('@ringcentral/sdk').SDK
require('dotenv').config();

var rcsdk = new RC({
    'server':       process.env.RC_SERVER_URL,
    'clientId':     process.env.RC_APP_CLIENT_ID,
    'clientSecret': process.env.RC_APP_CLIENT_SECRET
});

var platform = rcsdk.platform();

platform.login({ 'jwt':  process.env.RC_USER_JWT })

platform.on(platform.events.loginSuccess, async function(e) {
    try {
        var resp = await platform.get('/restapi/v1.0/account/~/extension/~/message-store', {
            dateFrom: '2018-04-20T06:33:00.000Z'
        })
        var jsonObj = await resp.json()
        const messages = jsonObj.records
        console.log(`We get of a list of ${messages.length} messages`)
        const message = messages[0]
        var resp = await platform.put(f`/restapi/v1.0/account/~/extension/~/message-store/{message.id}`, {
            readStatus: 'Read'
        })
        var jsonObj = await resp.json()
        console.log(`Message readStatus has been changed to ${jsonObj.readStatus}`)
    } catch (e) {
        console.error(e)
    }
})

Deleting a Message

One or more messages can be deleted as well. Deleting messages is a two-step process. The first call changes the status of a message to "Deleted." The second call will purge the message, the equivalent of "emptying the trashcan." Developers can optionally skip this two-step process by using the purge=true parameter in the delete request.

JavaScript

const RC = require('@ringcentral/sdk').SDK
require('dotenv').config();

var rcsdk = new RC({
    'server':       process.env.RC_SERVER_URL,
    'clientId':     process.env.RC_APP_CLIENT_ID,
    'clientSecret': process.env.RC_APP_CLIENT_SECRET
});

var platform = rcsdk.platform();

platform.login({ jwt: process.env.RC_USER_JWT })

platform.on(platform.events.loginSuccess, async function(e) {
    try {
      var resp = await platform.get('/restapi/v1.0/account/~/extension/~/message-store', {
        dateFrom: '2018-04-20T06:33:00.000Z'
      })
      var jsonObj = await resp.json()
      const messages = jsonObj.records
      console.log(`We get of a list of ${messages.length} messages`)
      const message = messages[0]
      var resp = await platform.delete( `/restapi/v1.0/account/~/extension/~/message-store/${message.id}` )
      var jsonObj = await resp.json()
      console.log(`Message ${message.id} has been deleted`)
    } catch (e) {
    console.error(e)
    }
})